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Biomorph
Action 05 April 2024
A dark 2D metroidvania from Lucid Dreams Studio (authors of Legends of Ethernal). Biomorph offers an anthropomorphic cat as th main protagonist. The hero can copy the shapes and abilites of fallen enemies. It allows for them to be used both for combat and solving puzzles.
Somber Echoes
Action 2024
A 2,5D metroidvania with platforming elements, set in a sci-fi world inspired by Greek and Roman mythologies. Somber Echoes takes place on board of the Atromitos spaceship that's overrun by monsters. We explore, climb and deal with enemies using a futuristic spear.
Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus
Action 17 July 2024
A crowdfunded indie game inspired by Japanese folklore. Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus is an action adventure game with metroidvania elements, in which we play as a mythical fox-like tentaihana.
Rusted Moss
Action 12 April 2023
Rusted Moss is a 2D metroidvania platformer with twin-stick shooter elements. The game emphasizes gunplay and exploration using a grappling hook.
SteamDolls: Order of Chaos
Action September 2024
A metroidvania, enriched with elements of stealth games. In SteamDolls: Order of Chaos, we find ourselves in a steampunk world; as an an anarchist and thief known as The Whisper, we follow a conspiracy that can shake the foundations of a fixed order.
The Siege and the Sandfox
Arcade 2024
The Siege and the Sandfox is a 2D platformer with sneaking elements, reminiscent of the Metroid and Castlevania series. In a lonely desert city, the hero is wrongly accused of murdering the king. Unlawfully sentenced to imprisonment in dungeons, he must find his way to the surface and clear his name. Only truth can prevent the collapse of the kingdom.
A Valley Without Wind 2
Arcade 18 February 2013
The second part of the procedurally generated platformer, which takes place in the postapocalyptic world. The player takes on the role of a hero with magical abilities and travels through locations, fights monsters, collects raw materials. In addition to the platform game are, among other things, strategic motifs, such as building cities.
Death's Gambit
RPG 14 August 2018
Death's Gambit is an oldschool 2D action RPG developed by White Rabbit, inspired by the classic games like Castlevania or Shadow of the Colossus and newer productions such as Demons' Souls. We play as the Emissary of Death, and our job is to purge the world from the immortals. The game takes place on a medieval planet, where we will have to face numerous knights, undead, and monsters.
Tomba!
Arcade October 2024
Produced by Ukrainian studio Creoteam, a soccer game that combines elements of a virtual team manager with turn-based strategy. In the beginning of the game, you create your own club, and help it win the championship through a series of victories. Matches are played out in turn-based system, in which you give commands to your players, a formula quite unusual for this genre. In each turn you can execute up to 3 actions, and every action takes a number of movement points.
Terraria: Otherworld
Arcade canceled
Terraria: Otherworld is the second part of the popular sandbox platform game, developed by Andrew Spinks and his independent studio Re-Logic. In the game, referred to as “two dimensional Minecraft”, we are given the ability to shape a randomly generated world without restrictions and to create a number of useful tools, utility objects and structures via its crafting system.
AeternoBlade
Action 18 February 2014
Arcade action game with RPG elements realized in the classic convention of metroidvania. Players take on the role of a young warrior wielding a sword controlling time, who wants to take revenge on the demon responsible for the destruction of her village.
Apotheon
Action 03 February 2015
A 2D platform game with an open world, inspired by Greek mythology. It was developed by an indie Canadian studio Alien Trap, known from, e.g. the well-received platform game Capsized. The game tells the story of Hera, who overthrows her husband, Zeus, and, driven by her dislike towards mortals, decides to obliterate them. You play as a hero, who has to reach the summit of Mount Olympus to save humanity and end the tyranny of the gods.
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Arcade 01 July 2014
A humorous platformer set in Mexican climates. We travel between different dimensions to save the kidnapped daughter El Presidente from the hands of a skeleton named Carlos Calaca. Two people can take part in the game, playing on one screen. The Super Turbo Championship edition has been enriched with new, previously unavailable elements.
Timespinner
Action 25 September 2018
A classic, two-dimensional platformer considered a representative of the metroidvania genre, developed by Lunar Ray Games that was founded by a former employee of Microsoft and Bungie Software. The story of Timespinner is set in the fantasy universe of Ernah, created by the developer in the days of his youth. During the game we play the part a young girl named Lunaris, whose village was destroyed by invaders from another planet.
Knytt Underground
Arcade 18 December 2012
Knytt Underground is a two-dimensional platformer produced by Nifflas Games. The game is mainly about exploring the world and fighting enemies. Each map is huge and largely open. The gameplay is enriched by logical elements.
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Arcade 04 August 2010
The next installment of one of the most popular game series by Konami, made in the classic formula of a two-dimensional platformer with hack'and'slash elements. The game mechanics of Castlevania: Harmony of Despair doesn't differ significantly from the previous parts of the series.
La-Mulana
Arcade 13 June 2012
La-Mulana is a two-dimensional platform game in which we play the role of an adventurer reminiscent of the famous Jones Indian. We then travel through the ancient ruins of La-Mulana, defeating the enemies we met and avoiding numerous traps.
forma.8
Arcade 22 February 2017
A two-dimensional platform game developed by Mixed Bag, an independent duo responsible for the well-received Futuridium EP. The player assumes control over the titular research probe that is tasked with exploring an uncharted, hostile planet in search of a powerful energy source that emanates from its core. forma.8 sees us traverse a hostile world in a manner similar to other metroidvania titles.
SteamWorld Dig 2
Arcade 21 September 2017
A sequel to the 2013 metroidvania title, developed by Image & Form. Once again, the players are taken to a unique world that combines steampunk with western setting, this time as a female robot looking for her missing friend. The gameplay of SteamWorld Dig 2 doesn’t depart from the groundwork of its predecessor, focusing on digging underground tunnels to reach places of interest and find treasures we can spend to upgrade our equipment.
Faeland
Action 2025 (early access since 05 December 2023)
Metroidvania, in which we play the role of a talented hunter trying to save the kingdom from extinction. The action takes place in a fantastic world full of people, orcs and other creatures.
Unepic
Arcade 02 October 2011
Funny platformer with RPG elements. An ordinary boy unwittingly moves from an RPG session straight into a dungeon straight from fantasy games. The hero has to face powerful enemies lurking in the underworld. The production resembles such hits as Castlevania. However, its characteristic feature is a huge portion of good humour. Interestingly, Unepic is available in the Polish language version.
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania
Action 06 March 2023
The largest and most ambitious expansion for Dead Cells, released in 2018. The expansion offers a storyline directly related to the Castlevania series, two new biomes, three bosses and fourteen weapons.
Vigil: The Longest Night
Action 14 October 2020
Vigil: The Longest Night is a classic metroidvania set in a universe of dark fantasy, characterized by a high level of difficulty, challenging combat, grotesque monsters and an interesting graphic design. Glass Heart Games is responsible for the creation of the game.
